ROOM THREE

Exchange and Transform

Most of us would claim with some confidence to know who we are, that our identity is fixed and stable. But can we be sure when so much else in life is in a constant state of flux? Many of these artists are forever swapping roles and adopting new personas as they explore the shifting nature of personal and collective identity. Some establish new social relationships as a way to improve people's ways of life. Others conscious that our environment often has an effect on our behaviour, seek to change their surroundings or to transfer themselves to different contexts in order to reach a better understanding of what it means to be in the world.